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More than 7,000 Malawians in Durban have been sent home, says Leon Schreiber

Another 8,000 people are yet to be processed — and more are arriving

Thousands of Malawian immigrants, who have been forced out of their homes, have lost their jobs or fled due to threats, are being processed at Durban’s Old Drive-In site. Photos: Tsoanelo Sefoloko

A new temporary repatriation site has been set up at Durban’s Old Drive-In site, and thousands of immigrants have been relocated there from Sherwood.
Home Affairs, SAPS, the City of Ethekwini and local NGOs are collaborating to accommodate, process and repatriate the immigrants, who are mostly from Malawi, said Home Affairs minister Leon Schreiber.
The “vast majority” of immigrants gathered in Durban are undocumented and have to be issued group passports by the Malawian government, said Schreiber.

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